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From Blighty with love – UK charm offensive in Central Asia is well thought through

From Blighty with love – UK charm offensive in Central Asia is well thought through

UK Foreign Secretary, Lord Cameron, conducted a whirlwind tour of the five Central Asian countries and Mongolia in the last days, visiting countries that had never before been visited by a British Foreign Secretary. There is very little you can do on a trip like this when you are in a country for one day, sometimes for a few hours. But this visit was well prepared and was part of a well-thought-through British strategy to engage with Central Asia.

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EU will continue to support reforms in Azerbaijan

EU will continue to support reforms in Azerbaijan

The Head of the EU Delegation in Baku, Melana Mard was speaking at the launch of a new EU funded vocational training centre in Baku. It has also been announced that the next round of EU-Azerbaijan negotiations on a new framework agreement will be held next week.
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Azerbaijani nationals in Georgia

Azerbaijani nationals in Georgia

The European External Action Service has issued a statement through its spokesperson on the reported abduction and illegal detention of Azerbaijani nationals residing in Georgia.
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The ticking time-bomb in the Caucasus
The ticking time-bomb in the Caucasus

The ticking time-bomb in the Caucasus

Whilst the onus for a resolution of the Karabakh conflict is primarily with the governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan, the international community needs to prioritise efforts to help resolve the conflict peacefully before it turns nastier